What are notified resource consents?

He aha te pānui whakaaetanga ā-rawa

When a resource consent application is notified, other people will have an opportunity to have their say on your project. It also means the processing time frame will be longer and the costs will be higher.

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When we publicly notify a resource consent application

We process almost all resource consent applications without the need to notify the public.

If your project is likely to have adverse environmental effects, or to affect people, we will:

notify those directly affected (limited notification), or

notify the public generally (public notification).

Limited notification

If your proposal will result in adverse effects on people to the extent a planner decides they are "affected" people, we must notify those affected unless: